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jMmfc -,p t tv rf . f at , 'v, sj;j EVE NING LEDGER VOL. I NO. 14 PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1014. PRICE ONE CENT TRAINS CRASH IN NEW YORK SUBWAY; . 3 FATALLY INJURED Panic and Fire Follow When Passengers Fight Guards Until Car Doors Are Opened. flThree Firo Alarms Bring Firemen to the Scene' to Fight Blaze With Streams of Water Many Overcome. NKVV YORK. Sept. 29, Ono of tlio most ttrlotis accidents In tlio history ot thn Now York subway Byatoni, which lias been ronmrkubly free of uny mishaps, ccourrcil early today when two trains collided underneath H2d strcot, the Bronx. Tlio Injured men are Isaac Schwartz, motormnn of empty passenger train; William llorton, motormnn of worn train, and Frank Colomboslck, n track bWltllclT. The men nro nil subway employes. Tliny were taken to the Fordhum Hos pital, from which ambulances and sur geons had been summoned. There It wns stated they had a small chanco of re covery. After the collision the trains took lire and In fighting the blaze 20 firemen wore overcome by the dense smoko which choked the tunnel. Ono hundred pus ccnKcrs on n train following those which collded were thrown Into a panic and fought tbo guards until the doors Were opened. They then walked sevou blocks back through tho smoke-tilled tunnel. Frank Williams, one passenger, wns badly bruised when tho rear train arao to a sudden stop after thu collision of hn trains nheud. Ho was thrown heavily against n door, hut after being treated was ablo to go to his home. The trains which collided were a work truln and two passenger cars, carrying newspapers only. Tho cause ot tho ac cident had not been determined several hours after It had occurred. Wires were short circuited by the crash, however, and the cars Immediately took fire. Tho current was cut off. and thlB auto matically stopped the J,rnln carrying pas scngprs which was following. Service on the Bronx system was completely tied up, and tho tunnel was filled with tnlcK, heavy smoke. Three lire alarms were turned In, and the firemen fought tho blaze by pourlns prent streams of water from hose thrust through vault holes In the street. All of the three trains Involved In tho acci dent wire northbound. keen; frosty air makes whole city shiver today Small Boys Are Happy, Though, for Chestnut Thno Is Here. ll?..I,lt'.T' l saving Up lis psychologld heal, until the bliitaM days arrive and frozen aia , tho feet: Tlio frost is In tho subway, In the surface cars ami ".", liut when they'll start the fablo of the hca-lng none can tell, The dew that has been drenching the pumpkin and tho fodder In tho shock appeared -on tho golden globo that made New Englahd famous today In form not unllko tho unshaven growth upon the cheeks of youth. 'Twns tho frost. Shivering Is tho favorite outdoor pas time today f6r thoso wljo have not yet found tholr overcoats. A foggy some thing seemed to havo crept Into the at mosphere this morning, chilling to tho bones thoso who wero lightly clad. Small boys were tickled to death when they sniffed tho frost. Frost means tho opening of tho chestnut burr. A burr opened by frost means that the chestnut Is ripe. Also It means less trouble In getting at the- nut through Its porcupine covering. Frost Is, furthermore, the her ald of winter days, Bnow and coasting, Ico and skating for the smull boy, A second attack was made today upon obdurate furnaces. Pipes taken down to bo cleaned a few days ago nnd loTt standing for another dny wero hurriedly shot back Into place and houses this morning wero filled with smoke, 111 humor and metuphorlc sulphur whon tho refrac tory flues worked backwards. Coal dealers are chuckling and are now beginning to reap their annual harvest. Tho P. n. T. has not yet announced that Its cars aro heated. That comes later. So far as can bo learned there will bo no change this year In tho clover plan of defeating good Intentions of the heaters on the subwny-elovnted trulns. Contrary to precedent, these hunters work. CARRANZA HOLDS ON AT NATIONAL PALACE DESPITE VILLA NOTE Indications Point to His Pur pose to Remain Until Con vention of Constitutionalist General. Message From Partisans of Former Ally Demanding Sur render to Caldran Mot by Active Military Preparations. "SUNK TWO BRITISH SHIPS," IS PIGEON'S MESSA.GE Announcement of Gerninn Victory Off Florida Found In Cylinder. ST. AUUUSTiNiiiN'Ia., Sept. 29. "September 21, 1011, oft Florida coast. Just sunk two Itrltlslt ships. (Signed) " GERMAN B. S. U 12-12." This typewritten ' message In a Binall cylinder was taken from tTciirrlor pigeon which lluttcrcd In from tho Atlantic Ocean tills morning. Another carrier pigeon enmo In late yesterday, dropping from oxhnustlon, boating a tiny cylinder tied to Its leg. Tho cylinder was Inscribed "Germany 12-12." DISEASE-RACKED CORPS NEW BURDEN TO NATIONS AT WAR Plague and Minor Ills Among Soldiers in Rain besogged Fields Cause Concern to British. 13L PASO, Tox., Sept. 29. Reports reaching hero today from Mexico persist In saying that Ocneral Francisco Vllln has been assasslnntcd by his secretary, Florro. Little credence Is placed In tho rumors becauso tho message from Chihuahua last night quoted Villa on tho present Mexican situation. Florro was court-martialed and then released on tho charge of having killed Benton, tho ranchman In Juarez, sev eral months ago. CANADIANS PLAN TO SEND MORE MEN TO CONTINENT Soldier, Suppliesa nd Money Will Be Rushed to England's Aid. TORONTO, Out, Sept 29. Having dispatched the first Canadian war contingent of 32,000 men on Its voy bro to Rurope, well guarded by British men-nf-v.-nr, tho Canadian Government Is evperted In a few days to issue a sec end rail for men to join their comrades at the front. Although It Is Intimated th-it only Id 0.0 men will be asked for on this occasion, It Is estimated that fuih loo,o",o will volunteer, of which 10, iw villi be from Toronto and Montreal. Kvi-r since the war begun the militia raiments throughout tho country huvo Leen increasing their establishments to a war footing and adding so many re cruits that the supply of tho service khaki uniforms has been exhausted, and companies are again seen parading with in.' cider uniforms of tho Brliish army. Owing to the valuable service i endured by mi.unted infantry In the South African war Is wa said today by a prominent hf.idfpiurters olilcer that the second con tribution of men by tho Dominion would bo particularly strong In this nrm. 'oupic-d with a strong demand that has atlsen that this country should send at least lOo.ttw men nnd maintain them In the Held, a. decided nud spontaneous movement for tho formation of rlllo clubs has started overywhero In the country. As the work of getting men ready for the u;ir prom-cues It is being revealed tuat tho dominion government had been gradually making preparations for tho Kieat struggle f(,r the last three years. This has been done mainly through tho provision of rlilo ranges and other facili ties lor practice in markmaiibhlp. A spontaneous movement which begun same time ago to provide for tho de pendents of doldlois at tho front has now assumed largo proportions. Toronto and Jlontreal, which were tho first to begin tins ivui-u, have raised Si.KO.OoO between them, several other cities have under tuken to raise from ?.U),im to $T)0.000 each iu tttien all that has been promised has Been gathered in JU.OUO.OOO to tlC.COo.OOO Will "e on hand for relief. LONDON', Sept. 23. Tho British army olllclals admittedly aro gravely concerned over tho sanitary situation In tho field. Constantly re curring reports which can hardly be overlooked. Insist that real Asiatic cholera Is present, not only In Austria among tho wounded lit Vienna and Budapest and among the troops on the firing line In 'Gullcln, but that It actually has developed In certain parts of Russia. In addition typhoid and typhus, as well as dysentery, are said to bo raging In tho ranks of some of the German urnilos and navy, French and British soldiers havo been sent back from the Hold base suffering from milder dlscuse. As a result ot these developments ex traordinary activity Is In evidence at all of the hospital cases. To tho troops at the front have been sent enormous quan tities of quicklime, which is being used wherever It Is necessary to clean up battlefields In the rear of the troops. In addition, the most extraordinary pre cautions aro being taken to ln.iurc that no water used by tho army In the field Is taken from contaminated sources, in this .respect the British army Is much better olf than uny of the other forces In the Held. . from tho tlrst landing on French soil the commanders of the troops havo been active In safeguarding the water supply. Whenever the Held kitchens are not en gaged In supplying food for the men they have been kept in operation boiling water. Consequently up to the present time tho Biltish expeditionary forces haw been remarkably free from disease. The heavy, cold rains that continued for more than a week, however, brought a veritable epidemic of rheumatism to tho soldiers in tho Hold. Compelled to stand hip deep in water-filled trenches, to light day and night In clothing from which water actually dripped, tho con tending forces naturally suffered and sluco then the percentage of sick Is fully as large as tho percentage of wounded. In addition the weather conditions took severe toll of tho wounded and reports from all of the Hospitals, tioth here and 111 France, show a high percentage of pneumonia cases nt tho present time. 250,000 GERMANS RUSHED TO SIEGE OF ANTWERP Naval Reserves Sent From North Sea to Belgian Campaign. ROTTKRDAM, Sept. 23. More than -.'jo.OOO German naval re rves havo been rushed Into Belgium 'rout North Sea stations. Mo3t of them "re from Kiel nnd lluniburg. They prob ably will bo used In German operutlons salnst Antwerp. CONVENT BADLY DAMAGED BY BOMB FROM ZEPPELIN More Raids Over Belgium German Aviator Killed Near Paris. AAlSTKKDAM. Sept. 23. Further Zoppelln forays nro reported. Another one occurred yesterday over Deynzo. n city of C000, ton miles south west of Ghent, whero four bombs were (iropptil. -t Tlileit, a city of 12.000 peo ple, In West Flanders, four or live miles west of Deynsse, two bombs wero dropped. Tho Convent of St. Vincent and St. 1'mil at Peynzo was badly damaged. BOUDRAUX, Sept. 29. The German aeroplane which Hew over Pails on Sunday nnd dropped bombs, killing several persons, was lired upon nnd brought to earth near Montgeron, n low miles southwest of Paris, accord ing to a telegram received hero today. Tho aviator was killed. According to this message, tho German uvlator had Just dropped a bomb upon a trniuloud of French soldiers when a shell hit the aeroplane. MEXICO CITY, Sept. 29,-Desplto tho demands "of General Villa and Villa's generals, that Provisional President Vonustlnno Carranza resign, the Indica tions today wero that General Carranza would remain In tho National Palace at least until the convention of Constitu tionalist generals or their delegates Is held here next month. General Carranza believes that no other plan of nctlon on his part would bo consistent with the "Guadalupe agree ment," of which Villa Is one of the signers. General Carranza and his advisors sat late In tho executive quarters of the Na tional Palace last night working upon a plan of campaign and drafting a reply to tho following telegram which Carranza has Just made public: "To Don Venuatiano Carranza, ftrat chief o the Conatitutionaliat Army anil in charge of tho executive power, Mexico City: "Wo desire to make every effort to pre vent the enemies of tho cause of liberty, who stoop to any medium that stulns the Republic, from profiting by suctrcircum stances ns seem imminent. We also de sire to make every sacrifice before putting our fatherland In danger of foreign Intervention. "Only tho failure of all those noble hopes and all these generous efforts will lead us into a fratricidal struggle into which we would be compelled to enter as our duty. (Noto: Part of the message Is here stricken out by 'the Mexican censor.) "eGncral Vllln has telegraphed to all our dear brothers to cease thu hostile attitude of the division of the north as soon as you, In nn outburst of patriotism and self abnegation, turn over the su preme command to the incorruptible Liberal, Fernando Igleslas Cnlderon, who, by his talents, energy and clean ante cedents, will bo a guarantee for tho fruits of our revolution. He will know how to lend the republic in the paths of honor and glory and will never prove a traitor to the Ideals of real democracy. 'General Vllln has dcclraed categori cally that the whole of this division (the nmry of the north) will uphol dtlrmly Scnor Igleslas, and In a burst of high patriotism General Villa has ulready an nounced to tho world that none of his generals aspire to the presidency of tho republic, nor the vice presldecny. This Is so In transitory or permnnent sense." Tho telegram was signed by 15 generals on the staff of General Villa. Including General Felipe Angeles, Eugenlo Bena Ivdes, Raoul Madero and Callxto Con- tie ras. Tho publication of this telegram here created a sensation. General Alvaro Obregon and the other followers of Carranza, who wero sent to treat at once with Villa's representatives, uro believed to be In Aguns Callentos; but this conference Is separate nnd dis tinct from the big convention called for next month. It will probably bo held on Ostober 5. .Military preparations are still going' fotwnrd, and General Carranza now has a strong army In the Held to oppose Gen eral ui.vs itivision ot the North. BRITISH WARSHIPS, LURKING OFF CAPES, COVET CONTRABRAND 1,000,000 RUSSIANS MOVE IN AVALANCHE UPON GERMAN SOIL Breslau, 190 Miles F&m Berlin, Is New Objective, While Cracow Is Left to Strong Investing Force. :r e ALLIES PUSH BACK KAISER'S RIGHT AS LONG LINES CLASH Fierce Battle Wages at Tarnow in North Przemysl Bombard ment Heavy Galician Rail ways and Carpathian Passes Held. Great Britain Aims to Break Up Practice of Supplying German Cruisers From This Port. While agents of the Federal Govern ment are starting an Investigation to dis cover the orlglnul shippers f tho con traband, destined for German warships, in tho Norwegian steamships Fram and Sommerstnd, the vessels aro discharging their cargoes at tho new Municipal Pier at the foot of Dock strcot, and two Brit ish cruisers, cheated of their prey, aro tying Idly off tho Delaware Capes. It was not known until today that Great Britain had ordered two warships to, patrol tho entrance of the Delaware Bay to break up the practice of supply ing tho German cruisers Karlsruhe and Dresden from this port. Several weeks ago tho cruiser Essex was .seen there. She was relieved by tho converted auxiliary cruiser Cnronla and today an other vessel, believed to be the Brltiannla, mado her appearance. The cruiser seen by several Incoming vessels hns four funnels and Is constructed along tho same lines as the Creasy, Obouklr and Hogue, sunk a few days ago by German submarines. Tho wntchful waiting policy of the Cnronla and her reinforce ment, shipping men stated today, did moro to make Captain Axelscn, of the Sommerstnd, and Captain Grlndhelm, of tho Frum, to change their minds about delivering their cargoes than did orders from tho owners of their vessels. Each master was in a fair-way to win-auma)r. fortune for his work, but the fear of be ing captured and Imprisoned until the end of tho war made them decide to sur render tho clenrance papers and remain In port until a neutral cargo could re placo tho contraband stowed In tho holds. The Department or Commerce and Jus tice, upon the request of the British Gov ernment, has taken up the shipment of contraband from the vnilous American ports. In addition to Investigating tho ease of the Sommerstad and Fram. they nr-3 looking after the American steamship Lorenzo and Norwegian steamship Thor, both of which were captured In the act of delivering coal to German war ves sels. A significant fact In the cnptuio of the Thor Is thut she was under charter i nml huve decided to tack themselves- on to the right wing of tho Germans and to 1'KTHOOHAD, Sept. 2!. Breslau, In Slleslu, 100 miles from Ber lin, Is now believed to bo the main Rus sian objective. Cracow, which the Rus sians' northern column Is ncarlng, will ibe Invested by a large' army, following tho precedent set at Przemysl. A million men aro reported engaged In this move 'ment. Tho northern column has assuulted Tarnow and a pitched battle Is now In progress there. Tho Austrlans aro put ting up a strong resistance but they are greatly outnumbered. With Tnrnow In possession -of tho Itussinns the last ob stacle In the way of tho siege of Cracow will have been removed. Dumbrlcko, a ruilroud station on thn way to Tnrnow, bus ulready been captured. It Is now apparent that the movement through Gallcia Is thu main offensive of the Itusslun army. It developed to day that Grand Duke Nicholas, the commander-in-chief. Is with the forces there, which number moro than l.OOO.OOj men. The armies, proceeding along tho parallel lines of railway, are moving rapidly westward. With nil the six Carpathian passes occupied by Russian troops und with strong forces on the Hungarian plains Just south of these points all danger of a possible Hanking movement has been avoided. Conse quently there is now nothing to retard the movement. The pursuit by the Russians of the Austrian army In Gallcia Is compared by tho military experts here with General Kutozoff's pursuit of Napoleon's army from Moscow In 1S12, and General Grant's hurrying chnse of Leo's nrmy In the civil wnr In lSlw. Tho victorious Russian forces have al ready traversed more than half of tru routo from Przemysl to Cracow and the latter Is now only four days' march dis tant. Tho northern Russian column Is mov ing much more rapidly than the sotitli orn. ono. This Is believed., here. -to Indi cate they expect tho Austrian retreat, when It comes, to be toward the south, nnd the army moving in that direction will be nblo to cut otf their retreat. AUSTRIAN'S FALL BACK TO CRACOW. The Austrlans have fallen buck until they are close to Cracow, whore they como under command of tho German gen erals. They have not only abandoned nil defense of their own country, but havo left Hungary to the protection of Its own national troops. Tho Austrlans havo also apparently re linquished ull Idea of Independent action Paris Has Unconfirmed Report That von Kluk Has Begun to Withdraw Ger mans Violently Assault Centre at Rheims Battle Near Muelhausen. Prince Adelbert Said to Have Been Killed by Own Men Berlin Declares Troops Continue to Advance Along Meuse With Other Wing Firm. TheWar Today PARIS, Sept. 'M. Tlmt the nlKlit nud dny itttuvkN on thr French left by the heavily rein forced Cerniiin rleht eoiillniieM without nny mnterlnl elinuce In Hie nltuntlnn nnd Hint In ccnernl there Iiiik been no clinime, vrnM tlie tenor of tho nfflelnl ntiiloment Imniiou thlx afternoon. Tho ofllelnl review, IsniioiI from tho Wnr Oflloe nt Ilonlenii-v, anil inn do public liy General (Jullenl here, nM lint the French nro miiklnc ullKht priiKresn near the MciiNr. The report snyi "Tho Gcrtnnn dny nml night iifi.snults on nur loft cmitliiiicN, hut f 1 1 nro re pulsed n.- miide. "In tho centre the fioriiinno nro oon teiitlng; theni.sclvoM with xholllui; our positions, tlio niiinoiiiidluK helns eon- tllllKIIIM. "Between the ArRiinnc nnd tlio .Meiixe PAULS, Sept. 20. Thut tho Jronch continue to malto slow gains on tho loft, whore tho fren erul jlatjklnFr movement is in progress, wns all of tho Information obtainable at military headquarters today. It was said that thoro was almost continuous fighting in tho Alsne dis trict and along tho heights of the Mouse. It is reported Germans have renewed their operations in upper "Alsace and that fierce lighting is again in prog ress in tho vicinity of lluelhauson. Tho Germans continue their assaults against the Vcnlun-Toitl lino of torts, but it ofllcially Is denied that they have made nny substantial progress. Tho French War Olllco has suddenly become very laronlc, and In its state ment Issued just before midnight last night it gives only one development. by tho Inter-Amerlenn Steamship Com panv of Now York, the same concern which hns contracted for tho Sommer stad and Fram. It is also said that tills company employed tho four other Nor wegian steamships sailing from here the Inst two months with similar cargoes. On of them, the Helna, was captured oft St. Thomas. D. XV. I., by a French cruiser. William J. Grunillicld & Co. of SOS Walnut street, were the local agents for the vessels They refuse to discuss tho case.- G; vernfuent Inspectors are watching tho discharge of the cargoes ot tho Fram and the Sommerstnd and will .see that It Is all placed nshore. It will bo stored until claimed by the consignor or consignors. 89 SAVED FROM TAH0MA 35,000 REFUGEES FLOCK TO HAVEN IN GHENT Peasants Flee Scenes of Fighting In Belgian Provinces. AMSTKRDAM. Sept. . Thlrty-flvc thousand refugees havo ar il ved at Ghent, according to advices re ceived from private source in northern Relslum. Tho refugees are peasants and resi dents of smaller towns In tho part of the country west of Brussels, In tho vicinity of Alost and Termotule. where the ttght Ing has been going on for severnl days, and from West Flanders, whero the peo ple expect conlllctH between tho Germans uuq a inrce ot j-rencti and British which Is now said to be marching east toward Belgium In northern France. Revenue Cutter on Hocks Probably a Total Loss. WASHINGTON', Sept. :'9.-All aboard the I'nlted Stato revenue cuter Tnhoma when she ran aground in Alaskan wa ters ,n total of S9 officers and men, have beo nsaved, according to a wireless meg sago received today by Captain Comman dant Hertholf, of tho rovetmu cutter ser vice, from Captain W. E. Reynolds, com mander of tho revenue cutter Ileot In tho Pacific. The message gave no details of the 'alns' n ",a.l!irai b."!',''l'V' . ,fac,ns lhlr " ....,. i t,n .v. ..." vun?' ml tlle fuct thllt ' '"We pushet play a modest role as a component part of tho German army now operating on Germany's eastern frontier. Tho brief Russian War Olllce statement claims continuous success in tho west ward advance and adds: "Sorties by the Austrian garrison nt Przemysl continue, but they havo been repulsed. Many prisoners, a number of cannon and some ammunition havo fallen in our hands. "As the Austnans rotreat confusion is noticeable In their ranks. "Tho Austrlans nro now suffering from shortage of food. In Przemysl military rations huvo been reduced by 25 per cent." LONDON, Sept. 29. The Russian Kmbassy gnvo out tho following statement today: "Russian troops In groat numbers havo been ablo to penetrate Hungary nt sov eral points as far as I'nshvar." If tho foregoing announcement is true It menus that the Russian army invading Hungary Is only 10 miles from Budapest, tho Hungarian capital. Fnghvar Is only 170 miles northeast of Budapest. Further mote, this Information, if authentic, ro voals one of the greatest feats of arms i no itussinns nave oeen able to uaum. pllsh since the war broke out. Thav munt have crossed the Carpathian tnoun. rescue, but It Is behoved tho men wore so far iu such short time in Heates th,.t taken on boats from tho I'nlted States they olth.r . with T'ry tie riSE const survey stenmer Patterson. tance in the Carpathian mounta " , Captain Commandant Hertholf believes or else were able to achieve a notabto the 'Inhoma will bo a total loss, but of. vi.. i ,.,. i ..... " " "V?'e vvj t uivtiuitiuih wjniusiimii so Cualiy, WEATHER FORECAST for Philadelphia unci vicinity Fair tomght and probably Wednesday, with ruing temperature; moderate vari- " U'JIttfS. for details, ece last paae. PRINCE ADALBERT KILLED BY GERMAN SHOT, IS REPORT Belglnn Doctor Says Kaiser's Third Son Died in Ghent Hospital . GHENT. Sept. 39. A Belgian doctor. Just out of Brussels says that Prince Adalbert. th0 Kaiser's third tan. died in a hospital there and that It. Lepaise, King Alberts phjslcian was ordered tu hold an autopsy u jj,e' preneiu-e of two German doctor, it wis found, liu says, that the Prince had bein killed by a German bullet and thut in other xaminatlona oMcirs were found tu liuve died, too. from wounda made by Gcrmun bullets. , The man who told thU was flrmiv -. vlnced of the truth of his statement, but 1 it should e accepted with reserve 2,000.000 IDLE IN GERMANY Hanks of Unemployed Reported In creasing Daily. OKNKVA, Sept. S9.-A dispatch from Munich estimates, that 2.0,w men and women are Idle In Germany on account of the war. The number of unemployed Is Increas ing dally. Much of tho idleness has been produced by a lack of raw materials. FRENCH TAKE GERMAN CONGO Occupy Greater Part of Foe's Terri tory in Africa. PARIS, Sept. . French forco have occupied the greater part of the Congo territory ceded to Ger many by the treaty of 1911. It was ofllclai 1$ an.iot.ncoj today forts will bo made to get her off tho rocks If she has not alroadj t. Hindered. SERB-MONTENEGRIN FORCES BEGIN TO SHELL SARAJEVO Austrlans Also Losing Final Foot hold on Servian Soil. nOMll Sent. w. A dispatch from Cettlnjo says that Servian and Montenegrin forces boforo Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia, have begun the bombardment of the city. N'Sli. Servia. Sept. JS. Tho hervian War Olllco issues the fol. lowing statement: "Tho next few days will see all tho Austrlans expelled from Servia. Their solo remaining fuothold is in tho muun. tains suutlnvest of Krupani. whero our forc-os are winning in lighting in the mountain paes." MEN SENTENCED FOR BEGGING Police Declnrn They Are Confirmed Panhandlers. Two men hwukkI of panhandling were iwiioiu-ou u w (tayti oacli in the County I Prison fxlav b Magistrate Kmely n I tin Park and Lehigh avenue police ta- I tln. Thev werw Wlunetd Oar.-..n ia .Uf.WS,U .Vrtct "nrt BJ""1 Fletcher. 225 North Second street- n?2? ""? ."nVere. ""el tor begging last ntght. Police declare they are old of fnflenj. Tluv gave an an rx-use, a dr. sire to set to Chester t wrr m a HUH CATTAR0 FORTS SEND BIG FRENCH WARSHIP TO BOTTOM Austrlans Report Disaster to Allies, Thanks to Intercepted Message. RKttUN, Sept. 29. A dispatch to the Cologne Gazette from Igalo, Ualntatla, asserts that tho Aus. triaii forts nt Cattam on September 19 sank a big French warship. Tho forts, It U said, had intercepted a wireless message concerning the move, ment In tho direction of Catturo of IS warships and throe cruisers. The Aus. trlane awaited their arrival, fully pio pared. A ealvo from the first fort anH tho warhip. nnd the otlier veesela In the ileet i treated hastily. SATURDAY IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER Next Saturday. October 3. i the ius.1 regietmtion day for the November election. It is the last chance to qualifv to vote for I'nited State a'ouatur. Quv einor. Cuiiitieskiuen. members of the l.estslatuit- iiud for uth. r important uincva tu be lilliui on Nuvcnibei I Poll tax rvcvip a can be purchased at tlie polling plicea. P'tty fiirMi rr i i nt nl-'. 'Continuous lighting along the wholo 120-mlle battle lino begnn tho 17th day of the great battle, raging from the Alsno to the Mouse. Paris has a report that General von Kluk has begun to withdraw, but the War Office Is reticent. Slow gains against the Gorman right are an nounced, and It is ndded that the Germans' efforts to break through the line at Rheims have been violent. Prince Adalbert, the Kaisor's third son, la said to have been killed by his own men by mistake. Two hundred and firty thousand Ger man naval resorves nro reported be ing rushed from North Sea ports t- aid In the siege of Antwerp. This in dicates tho German plan to crush completely the Belgian flanking movements. In 13a st Prussia conflicting reports claim the aggressive for both the Russians and the Germans. It seems certain that the German bombard ment of Oasowicss has been repulsed. Petrograd claims a general retirement of tho Germans across tho Polish irontior into Knot Prussia. Berlin tute that the Russian have been unable to take tho inltlutlvo In an advance into Kat Prussia. Russians have begun direct operation against Breslau. The million men in tho northern column, now within four marches of Cracow, will leave tho siege of that former objective to u strong investing force and move across the German frontier, in pur. sunnce of the general plan to reach Berlin before winter is over. Severe righting is going on at Tarnow, so miles from Cracow. Dumbicka and other positions on the road have been tuken, and the main Russian army is making rapid progress- In the south movement is less rapid on ocvount of the marshy ground, but the Austrian aro described as losing in frequent minor encounters. Herlln Wap Oflloe oflMaUy announces there is nothing to Indicate that the great battle has entered th decid ing stages, it says lighting U gen eral, with no decided change ewept along the Meuse. where the Hermans continue to make gains. The right wing has stood Arm, although ub. Jetted to severe pressure. Belgium War timeo announce Oer mans have occupied Mtchlin after severe bombardment. Much dafgage has been done to Olost. an import ant city. The presence of large numbers of Hermans in Brussels l,.t, led to a brli. f that the retreat frum I ran' o h s I'trgun. the French Imve mnd- illKlit biiIhh. , This is that tho C'.ormans have re Hl.senliere there ban been very .nIIkIii nowed their efforts to break through chiuiKe." : tho French lines near Ithulms und th:n tho invaders' attacks there have been "very violent." Tho only reference this statement mado to fighting upon tho critical western end of the battle lino was that "conditions there arc favorable to tho Allies." Unolllcial reports from the front show this: That there Is hard light ing around Cambrui, wheru the Ger mans are trying to offset tho growing vigor of the French attacks; that tho Germans have redoubled their efforts to weaken the Allies' centre near Rheims in order to draw French troops from tho region of the Otse, and that tho German operutlons along tho Meuso. although carried on with tho strength of desperation, aro being checked by the superior numbers of tho French. There was a persistent rumor that Goneraf von Kluk. tho commander of the army- making up tho German right, had begun to withdraw, leaving a strong force to guard his rear, but this lacks confirmation. Several olilcera in the garb of tho British Indian troops havo been sc-t., -in Paris, and this is accepted us con clusive proof that at last tho inn... regiments are In the field, although up to the present time there has b.en io rtlcial statement on this subject. There is a strong inclination at mo headquarters of General Qallleni. Mili tary Governor of Paris, to believe that the battle has reached its climux. Seventeen days of day and ninht fighting has exhausted the troops ,.r hoth armies, but the Germans havo suffered worse than the Allies, tjerma-i prisoner report the most terrible con ditions prevailing along the lines, s.mio German regiments have been com pletely wiped out. In many instun. ei u new regiment has een formed In the, huulfuj of troops left from regiment which have been in the forefront of attacks. The Prussian Guards havo suffered most heavily because they were thrown forward against the enemy to lead many of the assaults made around Rheims. While no authentic figures ur- oh. taintble from military headquurt. ri, mers who are familiar with th.- sit. uation declare the German casualties in the Uatileuf the Aisne. now bUi.wii entering its decisive stage, total fmiy tHO.Otto In killed, wounded and missus. The losses of the Allies, they say, prb. ahly will le lOfcOftQ, inasmuch h nt many points of the line it has l,ern found necessary to deliver frontal ,-. tacfcs on heavily intrenched posltlinjj. In thf -ase of the Germans it ib -..id 'iie have 4 far IiikIi- r i r nt ). itV d. id than tin- Aili. . Th. Itni,,i ,v i'i- jr. .- u rim ,11 r n, 1 1 '9il KM tJ.ejr firwta j.r- r f K-T ' Mir ! y.iH, ,. l&V,Afe,fc? ..QlM?-&l!VS.-jaJkt, Sfrfltrtt 5a.itifAt.je. .J-M,- L: